Christian Business Ethics
With the growing complexity of business environments, and with the growing demands, which customers and stakeholders have toward companies, Christian principles in business are becoming more important. It appears that for a business to be successful means to understand and use the principles of Christian ethics, to realize the Christian implications of business activities and decisions, and to promote the value of Christianity in all types of organizational performance. I strongly believe and agree to the author in that Christianity in business is rooted in the way leaders choose to behave, and through the use of power, accountability and self-control, communication, and motivation stretches to create a new vision of Christian business, which promotes strong Christian principles and makes everything possible to meet the society’s expectations about business.
Certainly, everything begins with leadership, and Christian ethics implies that businesses realize the value and undeniable power of stewardship and meekness on the way to business triumph. The problem of contemporary business is that leaders, who were able to pass a long pathway to taking an advanced corporate position, immediately forget about who they were and who they would be, if not for their persistence, talents, skills, as well as the public support and favorable business circumstances. Meekness is hardly the basic feature of contemporary leaders. On the contrary, most of them seek to promote the vision of being unique and the best. It is true that without meekness and stewardship Christian leadership loses its attractiveness (Anonymous, n.d.). At the same time, leaders often forget that the decision-making process in business encompasses the principles of justice, righteousness, reconciliation, and cooperation. Many of us are willing to sacrifice these for the sake of achieving the fastest result.
In reality, a Christian leader will be expected to promote moral behavior, to carry the organizational vision, to maintain open communication, build and maintain team integrity, to create environments that facilitate growth and creativity, and to manage all functions and procedures within their organizations (Anonymous, n.d.). This, however, does not mean that Christian followers are free of any responsibility for their actions. The latter should avoid the feeling of competition, exercise their self-confidence, obey the boss’s orders and fit their skills into the team without competing with other team members (Anonymous, n.d.). In this way, organizations will lay the foundation for the subsequent ethical use of power, better accountability as a matter of self-control, effective communication, social responsibility, and the principles of justice in the world of wealth.
While all these principles deserve attention, it is certainly difficult to discuss them all. In this context, the concept of social responsibility and its place in Christian business ethics deserve special attention. In the world of wealth, companies often forget that one of their primary obligations is to serve their customers and stakeholders in a way that does not undermine the stability of the corporate structures, does not damage the environment and does not hinder the development of other business opportunities. As such, social responsibility comes to signify the form of Christian stewardship in business. For me, a person who is increasingly concerned about the environmental and ethical effects of business activity, social responsibility is probably the central aspect of any business performance. Where responsibility toward customers is a common principle of business performance, responsibility toward competitors is something businesses persistently try to avoid. It appears that in their striving to occupy a better position, businesses often forget about their primary Christian responsibilities. Moreover, it is due to these competitive demands that businesses can sacrifice their brand image, reputation, disregard environmental effects and effects on consumers. In reality, because we cannot ignore competitors, and because competition is fairly regarded as one of the primary business incentives, treating competitors with kindness and respect could resolve many of the present day ethical problems (Anonymous, n.d.). Criticizing competitors is appropriate to the extent, where such criticism is reasonable and justified. Generally, Christian ethics in business implies the ability of businesses to reconsider their actions through different Christian lens, and such consideration should take place prior to their actions. Otherwise, businesses will be doomed to spend their time in constant opposition with the self.
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